Friday's letters to the editor

Coaches' salaries reflect big-time football

From time to time, I read Zing!s and letters to the editor complaining about the amount of money paid to Coach Jimbo Fisher and his assistants. With the recent courtship of Jimbo by Texas (I believe the job was his for the taking) and the departure of defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt to the University of Georgia for about a 60-percent increase in salary, who's to say they are not underpaid?

It is rumored that one large sports retailer did about $300,000 in sales after the championship game. Their best sales day ever. I haven't seen any studies on the economic impact of winning the championship, but I am certain that it has been huge. The multiplier effect on our local businesses will be felt for a very long time.

Coach Fisher's new contract just gets him into the top 10-best-paid college coaches. We're in big-time football that requires big-time salaries. Perhaps our national championship football team can pull Tallahassee along and it will become a big-time city.

Meanwhile, I believe FSU and Tallahassee are getting a pretty good deal.

JERRY WILLIAMS

patladybug@aol.com

It's a perfect chance to adopt a friendly pet

The Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center on Easterwood Drive is offering fee-waived adoptions of every adoptable dog and cat in its care on Saturday and Sunday. As a shelter volunteer and foster parent, I want to encourage all local residents to visit the shelter and make a dream come true for a homeless dog or cat. The animals in our community deserve to be safe, to have a home, to be loved and to be healthy.

To see photos and obtain information on the animals available on the adoption ward, visit www.talgov.com and click on "Adopt a pet." You can also view the adorable dogs, puppies, cats and kittens in foster care on this website. And please remember, if you fall in love with a heartworm-positive dog on the adoption ward, the Animal Shelter Foundation will make a contribution toward the cost of treatment. Dogs infected with heartworms can lead long and healthy lives with appropriate treatment.

Please come see Bud, a 7-year old neutered Labrador retriever mix, available for adoption, who has had his share of heartache (including heartworms).

Come see Diva, another beautiful Labrador retriever mix, who has had her heartworms treated, is young and energetic, and is eager to have the second chance she deserves.

RHESA RUDOLPH

Jrudolph12@comcast.net

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Friday's letters to the editor

From time to time, I read Zing!s and letters to the editor complaining about the amount of money paid to Coach Jimbo Fisher and his assistants.